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This is a list of notable offspring of a deity with a mortal, in mythology and modern fiction. Such entities are sometimes referred to as demigods, although the term 'demigod' can also refer to a minor deity, or great mortal hero with god-like valour and skills, who sometimes attains divine status after death.^[1]

Greek mythology[edit]

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• Achilles: son of the sea nymph Thetis (daughter of sea god Nereus), and Peleus, king of the Myrmidons.
• Aeacus: son of Zeus and Aegina who was the daughter of a river god. He was the father of Telamon and Peleus and grandfather of Ajax and Achilles.
• Aeneas: Trojan hero, son of Aphrodite, goddess of love and Prince Anchises. He fled to Italy and became the ancestor of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.
• Amphion: son of Zeus and Antiope, and twin brother of Zethus.
• Arcas: son of Zeus and Callisto, a nymph and minor goddess associated with Aphrodite.
• Asclepius: according to D’Aulaires book of Greek Myth, Asclepius was a son of Apollo who achieved divine status after death. He became such a great healer, that he could bring back the dead. Zeus killed him for this, but raised him from the dead as the god of healing and medicine.
• Athis: son of Limnaee, a nymph of Gange.
• Bellerophon: according to Homer's Iliad, son of Glaucus and Eurymede of Corinth. According to Apollodorus and Hesiod's catallouges by Hyginus, he was a son of the sea god Poseidon by Eurymede.
• Codrus: son of Poseidon and King of Athens, forefather of Ariston of Athens, father of Plato^[2]
• Dardanus: son of Zeus and Electra, daughter of Atlas.
• Dionysus: son of Zeus and Semele, a mortal. Later on he became a god, part of the Olympians when Hestia gave up her seat for him
• Epaphus: son of Zeus and Io, a priestess of the goddess Hera (Zeus' wife).
• Harmonia: daughter of Zeus and Electra.
• Heracles: son of Zeus (king of the gods) and Alcmene, a mortal woman.
• Helen of Sparta, also known as Helen of Troy: According to older sources, daughter of king Tyndareus and Leda,^[3] but Homer also calls her daughter of Zeus and Leda. Wife of Menelaus, the king of Sparta.
• Hippolyta: daughter of Ares, a Queen of the Amazons.
• Iasus: son of Zeus and Electra (one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione). He was the brother of Dardanus.
• Memnon: son of Tithonus and Eos, a Titan goddess of the dawn.
• Orion: son of Poseidon (the sea god) Euryale.
• Orpheus: son of Calliope and the god Apollo.
• Penthesilea: daughter of Ares and Otrera, a Queen of the Amazons
• Perseus: son of Zeus and mortal princess Danae, whom he impregnated as a golden shower.
• Polydeuces, also known by his Roman name of Pollux: one of the Dioscuri and twin brother of Kastor. He was son of Zeus and the mortal Leda while his twin had a mortal father, king Tyndareus (Leda's husband).
• Theseus: son of Poseidon (the sea god) and Aethra, the wife of king Aegeus.
• Tityos: a giant, son of Zeus and Elara.
• Zethes: son of Boreas (the Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter) and Oreithyia, daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens. His brother was Calais, and they are collectively known as Boreads.
• Zethus: son of Zeus and Antiope, twin brother of Amphion, co-founder of Thebes.

Egyptian Mythology[edit]

• Imhotep: son of Thoth. One of the greatest builders in Ancient Egypt.
• Apis: bull, son of Ptah. He became god of virility after his death and merged with Osiris, god of Underworld.
• Petesuchos: sacred crocodile. Considered as son of Sobek or his incarnation.

Roman mythology[edit]

• Bacchus: son of Jupiter and Semele, a mortal. The Roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility copied from the Greek god Dionysus.
• Hercules: son of Jupiter and Alcmene. Often portrayed in popular fiction as either a demigod and as a god.
• Romulus and Remus: twin sons of Mars and Rhea Silvia, co-founders of Rome.
• Turnus: son of Venilia.

African Mythology[edit]

• Cetewayo: Zulu king. According to Mayomberos, Cetewayo was considered as son or incarnation of god Nsasi.
• First kings of Lozi people (including Yeta I, Mwanasolundwi Muyunda Mumbo wa Mulonga, Inyambo and Ingulamwa) were sons of Nyambe, god of Sky.
• Ju: half-brother of Nyikang. Son of Okwa and Angwat, a crocodile goddess.
• Kabundungulu: twin brother and rival of Sudika-Mbambi. Son of the daughter of Sun and Moon and a mortal.
• Moni-Mambu: trickster in Kongo tales. He was son of Nzambi a Mpungu (according to some legends).
• Mwindo: demigod from Nyanga people.
• Ntikuma and his brothers: son of Anansi, spider god of Akan traditions. The wisest of Anansi's sons. He is often victims of his father's tricks. Sons of Anansi are composed of Nankonhwea, Afudohwedohwe, Tikelenkelen, See Trouble, Road Builder, River Drinker, Skinner, Stone Thrower and Cushion/Ground Pillow and a girl, Anansewa.
• Nyikang and his brothers, Duwat and Moi, and sisters, Nyadway, Ariemker and Bunyung: children of king Okwa and Nyikaya, a crocodile goddess, that their father had taken while she was by the river. Nyikang become the first king of Shilluk kingdom.
• Ryan'gombe: traditionnal hero from Urundi and Rwanda, he was son of Babinga, chief of evil spirits, and a human who could change shape and turn into a lioness.
• Sudika-mbambi: son of a mortal and the daughter of Sun and Moon. Sudika-Mbambi was the most important hero of the Mbundu people. Helped by Kabungunlu, his twin brother, he traveled to Underworld and fought against monsters and King of Underworld himself. When he died, he becomes god of thunder and justice.
• Tahkar: demigod of justice.
• Zumbi dos Palmares: according to legends around Zumbi, some considered him owned of Orixas or as son of Ogum.

Philippine mythology[edit]

• Mayari: daughter of the Tagalog god Bathala and a mortal woman. Goddess of the moon and revolution, ruler of the world at nighttime.^[4][5]
• Tala: daughter of the Tagalog god Bathala and a mortal woman. Goddess of the stars.^[6]
• Hanan: daughter of the Tagalog god Bathala and a mortal woman. Goddess of morning.^[7]
• Apo Anno: son of a Kankanaey goddess and a mortal.^[8]
• Laon: Hiligaynon demigod slayer of Mount Kanlaon's mad dragon.^[9]
• Oryol: daughter of the Bicolano god Asuang and a mortal. Half-snake demigoddess who brought peace to the land.^[10]
• Labaw Dongon: son of the Suludnon goddess Alunsina (or Laun Sina) and the mortal Datu Paubari.^[11]
• Humadapnon: son of the Suludnon goddess Alunsina (or Laun Sina) and the mortal Datu Paubari.^[12]
• Dumalapdap: son of the Suludnon goddess Alunsina (or Laun Sina) and the mortal Datu Paubari.^[13]
• Ovug: son of the Ifugao god Dumagid and the mortal Dugai. Cut in half, his first reanimation is in the skyworld, causing lightning and sharp thunder, while the second reanimation in the earthworld causes low thunder.^[14]
• Takyayen: son of the Tinguian goddess Gagayoma and the mortal Apolinatu.^[15]

Manipuri mythology[edit]

• Chothe Thangwai Pakhangba: Son of Sky God Soraren
• Irai Leima: A human manifestation of Goddess Leimarel Sidabi
• Nongshaba: Son of Salailen Sidaba, the creator of Universe
• Nongthang Leima: Daughter of sky God Soraren

Hindu mythology[edit]

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• Abhimanyu: son of Arjuna and Subhadra; incarnation of Varcha-son of Chandra (Moon God)
• Arjuna: spiritual son of Indra, biological son of Pandu and Kunti; incarnation of Nara.
• Astik: son of rishi Jaratkaru and snake goddess Manasa (sister of Vasuki Naga)
• Bhima: spiritual son of Vayu deva; biological son of Kunti and Pandu.
• Bhishma: son of Kuru King Shantanu and the goddess Ganga. Bhishma was 'Vasu' in his previous birth.
• Dhristadyumna: materialised out of a ritual fire-altar; quasi son of fire god Agni; son of Kampilya King Drupada.
• Draupadi: materialised out of a ritual fire-altar; quasi daughter of fire god Agni; daughter of Panchala King Drupada.
• Drona: Avatar of Brihaspati and born with grace of Brahma; son of sage Bharatwaja.
• Ghatotkacha: born of demigod Bhima and a demoness Hidimbā.
• Hanuman: son of Vayu.
• Iravan: The son of Pandava prince Arjuna (the main hero of the Mahabharata) and the Naga (snake) princess Ulupi.
• Karna: spiritual son of Sun god Surya and biological son of Kunti.
• Lakshmana: incarnation of the great serpent god Sesh Nag.
• Nakula: spiritual son of one of the Ashwini Kumaras and biological son of Pandu and Madri.
• Pururavas : son of Budha and Ila, daughter/son of Vaivasvata Manu
• Sahadeva: spiritual son of one of the Ashwini Kumaras and biological son of Pandu and Madri.
• Sugreeva: son of sun god Surya.
• Vali: son of the king of all gods, the thunder god Indra.
• Yudhishthira: spiritual son of the god of death and justice Yama and biological son of Kunti and Pandu.
• Sita: Incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi, daughter of Bhūmi-Earth goddess.

Norse mythology[edit]

• Sæmingr: king of Norway, son of god Odin and queen Skade.
• Bragi: another son of Odin.
• Sleipnir: child of Loki and Svaðilfari.

Celtic mythology[edit]

• Cú Chulainn: son of the god Lugh and the mortal woman Deichtine.
• Diarmuid Ua Duibhne: son of the god Donn and one of the Fianna.

Other[edit]

• Amirani: Georgian culture hero, son of Dali and a mortal hunter
• Gilgamesh: Sumerian king.
• Māui: Maori, New Zealand.
• Semiramis: Assyrian queen who, according to some legends was daughter of the fish goddess Atargatis or Derketo of Ascalon in Assyria and a mortal.
• Rulers and imperial titles claiming relation to deities

Popular fiction[edit]

• Wonder Woman: In the fictional world of DC Comics, she is Diana, the daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons of Themyscira.
• Percy Jackson: In a series of books by Rick Riordan, Percy is the son of Poseidon and an American woman named Sally Jackson.
• Kratos: In the game series God of War, he is the son of Zeus and Callisto.
• Maui: In the Disney movie Moana, he is the son of man raised by the gods.

Notes[edit]

1. ^'Apotheosis'. uchicago. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
2. ^The Great Books of the Western World. Dialogues of Plato, Biographical Footnote
3. ^Preller 'Griech. Myth.' II, 90
4. ^Notes on Philippine Divinities, F. Landa Jocano
5. ^Philippine Folk Literature: The Myth, Daminan Eugenio, UP Press, 2001
6. ^Notes on Philippine Divinities, F. Landa Jocano
7. ^Notes on Philippine Divinities, F. Landa Jocano
8. ^https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1081535/benguet-community-races-against-time-to-save-apo-anno
9. ^Philippine Folk Literature: The Myths, Damiana L. Eugenio, UP Press 1993
10. ^Three Tales From Bicol, Perla S. Intia, New Day Publishers, 1982
11. ^ Hinilawod: Adventures of Humadapnon, chanted by Hugan-an and recorded by Dr. F. Landa Jocano, Metro Manila: 2000, Punlad Research House, ISBN9716220103
12. ^ Hinilawod: Adventures of Humadapnon, chanted by Hugan-an and recorded by Dr. F. Landa Jocano, Metro Manila: 2000, Punlad Research House, ISBN9716220103
13. ^ Hinilawod: Adventures of Humadapnon, chanted by Hugan-an and recorded by Dr. F. Landa Jocano, Metro Manila: 2000, Punlad Research House, ISBN9716220103
14. ^Beyer, 1913
15. ^Cole M. C., 1916

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